A time where freedom could be bought with money instead of given at birth, a time when crime was the social norm, that is the time of a small city called, Casablanca. It opens in the bar, Rick’s, which is owned by the main male lead Rick Blaine, played by the magnanimous Humphrey Bogart, a man who supposedly cares only about his own neck is faced with a problem that will shake his safe little world to the core. In his world that he worked hard to build to keep him safe and comfortable, a wind in the shape of a woman blows in to bring pandemonium to his stable world. Ilsa Lund the woman that he fell in love with in a past life returns to his sanctuary with another man, her husband Victor Laszlo, a man who is one of the most important men in the rebellion against Germany. They need his help to escape Casablanca, and the only way out his the letters of transit that has recently come into Rick’s possession, they try to greet him and ask for his help in a detached manner, but soon the feelings lost began to bubble over. Rick, coupled with his nature that had left him cold from Ilsa’s disappearance years ago, and the fact that helping them could land him in trouble with the Germans initially refuses. But slowly the return of lost love begins to warm his heart again and his past nature begins to shine through, which leads to a tumble of romance, mystery, suspense, and wonder, that will leave you on the edge of your seat until the end which will leave you wondering what happened next. The main character Rick in that man who most people fall in love with, as his harsh exterior begins to soften, but I honestly prefer the Laszlo character. He is the type of guy that is willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good, and is perfectly fine with that, he’s warm, trusting, and a good decent man, most people don’t like the fact that he has no real flaws but I consider him and amazing character none the less. Casablanca is a work of art that out classes almost every movie that comes out in today’s world.
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